Patents by Inventor Hong-Zong Liao

Hong-Zong Liao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210247638
    Abstract: A smart film apparatus includes a smart film and a control member. The smart film includes a polymer dispersed liquid crystal or a polymer network dispersed liquid crystal between two conductive layers. Plural electrodes are formed on a single surface of one of the conductive layers, and it is easier to process. Two conductive layers that respectively include multitudes electrically isolated conductive units. With floating or ground controlling signal, the control member controls the conductive units to perform a variety of displaying effects. Moreover, the surface opposed to the single surface with electrodes is evenly flat with paste and beneficial to apply to desired target surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Hong Zong LIAO, Ta Jung CHENG, Cheng I CHEN, Li Hua CHU
  • Patent number: 9684103
    Abstract: A structured light generation device includes a first surface structure and a second surface structure, which are opposed to each other. The first surface structure includes a diffractive optical element. The second surface structure includes a lenticular lens structure. By the diffractive optical element, an incident dot beam is processed into plural dot beams with different sizes and different brightness values. By the lenticular lens structure, the each dot beam is expanded to a linear beam. After the single dot beam is processed by the structured light generation device, a structured light is generated. The structured light generation device can be applied to a projection system with a 3D gesture sensing control or detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: AHEAD OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hong-Zong Liao, Ying-Yueh Chang
  • Publication number: 20170131560
    Abstract: A laser diode-DOE module includes a diffractive optical element and a laser light source. The diffractive optical element receives a non-collimated dot beam. The laser light source emits a non-collimated dot beam. Consequently, the spacing distance between the laser light source and the diffractive optical element can be designed as short as possible. Consequently, the total length of the laser diode-DOE module is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: HONG-ZONG LIAO, YING-YUEH CHANG, CHIH-MING YEN
  • Publication number: 20150323155
    Abstract: A structured light generation device includes a first surface structure and a second surface structure, which are opposed to each other. The first surface structure includes a diffractive optical element. The second surface structure includes a lenticular lens structure. By the diffractive optical element, an incident dot beam is processed into plural dot beams with different sizes and different brightness values. By the lenticular lens structure, the each dot beam is expanded to a linear beam. After the single dot beam is processed by the structured light generation device, a structured light is generated. The structured light generation device can be applied to a projection system with a 3D gesture sensing control or detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: HONG-ZONG LIAO, YING-YUEH CHANG
  • Patent number: 5891351
    Abstract: A method for forming a pattern on a surface of a steel substrate includes the formation of a patterned mask on the surface of the steel substrate. The entire surface having the patterned mask is etched by reactive ion etching such the a pattern is formed on the surface of the steel substrate. The reactive ion etching is brought about by a plasma which is produced in an atmosphere of a chlorine-containing compound, under pressure of 1-100 mTorr, and with a radio frequency power of 100-600 W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: National Science Council
    Inventors: Chih-Kung Lee, Hong-Zong Liao, Shey-Shi Lu, Nien-Show Ho